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Lot 212 · Porcelain · H 19.5 cm花器

INTERIOR VASE IN THE FORM OF A BOTTLE GOURD (HYOTAN)

Yoshidaya style, Kutani porcelain. Second half of the 20th century

Porcelain; overglaze enamel painting, gold kintsugi repair.

Estimate

20 000 – 30 000 ₽

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    PorcelainKutaniSecond half of the 20th century
    Dimensions

    height — 19.5 cm.

    Description

    A vase in the traditional form of a bottle gourd (hyotan), decorated in the recognizable, canonical palette of the Yoshidaya style. Of particular collecting and aesthetic value is the skilful Japanese repair of the neck in the kintsugiKintsugi 金継ぎ — lit. “golden joinery”. The traditional Japanese art of restoration. Cracks and chips are not concealed but delicately filled with urushi lacquer mixed with powdered gold, turning a flaw into a virtue. technique, in which the lines of former cracks are emphasized and filled with precious gold lacquer.

    Marks

    On the base — the mark traditional to the Yoshidaya style: the character 福 (“Fuku” — Happiness) in a green square reserve.

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